Cooking utensil



G. F. KINZEL.

COOKING UTENSIL. APPLICATION FILED APR.3,1919.

1,384,908. Patented Mar. 23, 1920;

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GEORGE F. KINZEL, @E WEST GRANGE, NEW JERSEY.

COOKING 'TIENSIL Larnaca Application filed April 3, 15H9.

To all 07mm t may concern:

lde it known that l, Grenen l?. linznn, a eitizien et the United States, residing at West Urange, in the county ot Essen and tritate of New lerseyy-have invented certain nevv and useful improvements in Cooking Utensils, oi which the following is a speer cation.

rlhis invention has relation to cooking utensils, and has 'for an object to provide means tor supportingl a cover above the con tainer whereby to permit the escape et steam and at the same time to protect the contents.

linother object ot the invention is to provide means for hingedlg,7 connecting the cover tothe container and also to permit the facile detachment of the cover there- :lfroin when occasion requires.

ln addition to th@ foregoing, this invention coinprehends improvements in the de-. tails oli construction and arrangement ot parts, to be hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the appended claim,

ln the accompanying drawings in which similar and eorrespending` parte are designated by the saine characters ot reference throughout the several. vievvs in 'which they appear.

Figure l is a View in perspective of a eontainer and cover embodying my improvements.

Q, is a view thereofA in section, and

3 is a detail section taken on the line 3-8 of Fig. 2.

'lll/'ith reference to the drawings, l0 indicates a container or sauce-pan and ll a cover. hinge connection is provided coinil,prisin a pair oii leaves l2 and 13 the latter being;` angular With one end secured to the` container' and its other l'orined With upstandingapertured ears ld. The leat l2 is secured at one end to the cover and is provided at its other end with depending` apertured ears l5 to dt bet'iveen the ears lll. A, pin lo is inserted in the ears to pivotally connect the leaves, and the penetrating end is preterabl)T split and a pavvl 17 pivotally mounted therein so that the paivl n'iay be turned at right angles to prevent accidental. dislodginent ot the pin.

Speccation of :Letters Patent.

Patented M serial No. 287,116.

'itt a point on the container' opposite the hinge l provide a bracket 18 formed ot a strip twisted and apertured to pivotally support a prop 19 in the term ot a strip formed with a notched edge E20, The tree edge et the cover may be rested in any one oil.i the notches and thus be held in elevated position at an angle. rlhe angle may be varied by transferring the cover to one oit the other notches and the prop may be positioned to receive the same. Thus it will be seen that .l have provided a novel utensil which possesses many advantages Which will be readilv apparent to those :familiar with the use et utensils. It desired a handle Q1 ot eorls: may be provided it'or the cover, secured in place by means oil a rivet or bolt 22 as shown.

lWhile l have illustrated and described my invention With some degree o1e particularity, l realize that in practice various al.- terations therein may be made. l therefore reserve the right and privilege or' changing the form o f the details oi construction or otherwise altering the arrangement el? the correlated parts Without departing from the spirit ot the invention or the scope ot the appended claim.

Having thus described mv invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by lilnited States Patent is:

A kitchen utensil including a cover therefor, a hinged connection secured to the container, a pair of spaced ears termed on said hinged connection, a leaf secured te the cover, a pair et apertured ears on said leat to loe inserted between the irst mentioned ears, a pin extending through all ol' said ears, said pin having the insertible end slotted longitudinally, and a latch member pivotally mounted in said slotted portion movable in one position to permit insertion oi the pin and movable at right angles to the pin to prevent accideiital Withdrawal thereofn ln testimony whereof l affix mv signature in presence of two Witnesses.

Giras. L. FMLA, Geenen W. COLE.

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